Articles are
listed in alphabetical order by state, so you can easily scan
through the articles for those within your state or other states in which
you have an interest.

This week’s newsfeed has some changes in
patterns that long-term readers will note. The categories remain the same,
with special attention to some articles in the section, “Seeking improved
support.” There are some very disturbing trends by governmental agencies to
decrease funding for essential services. As usual, these articles below are
listed geographically by state. In the categories below, you can “skip” to
those articles of most interest to you. We welcome your comments.

SEXUAL ASSAULT: 11/12, 24, 27, 35, 41,
53, 83, 88

PHYSICAL ABUSE: 1,2,13, 20, 21, 28, 30,
32, 32, 24, 36, 37/38

VERBAL/EMOTIONAL ABUSE: 15,

FINANCIAL ABUSE: 18, 23, 26, 52, 71

NEGLECT: 9, 39, 118, 121

NEGLECT ENDING IN DEATH: 6

MURDER: 36, 42, 50

SCHOOL-RELATED: 1, 2, 6, 13, 24, 27, 30,
31, 32, 39, 53, 83

OTHER PROFESSIONAL VIOLATIONS: 11, 15

OF SPECIAL INTEREST: 25, 62, 74, 78, 80,
81, 89, 101, 109, 117

Of particular interest are these
articles:

28: Guardianship Task Force formed

62: surge in medical treatment to
inhibit physical growth of children with disabilities

1. “Substitute Teacher, 3 Students
Arrested over Incident with Special Needs Student” --- A substitute teacher
has been arrested, along with three Cleburne County High students, after a
video surfaced of the students hitting a special needs ... ---AL.com---
March 24, 2016 (ALABAMA) https://is.gd/px0SZs

2. “Father in Arizona Says Teacher
Duct-taped Special Needs Boy” --- A Valley father says a teacher duct-taped
his special needs son at school. “I've never heard of this happening,”
Destin Howato said. ---fox13now.com---
March 31, 2016 (ARIZONA) http://is.gd/iW7ApQ

3. “Wage Theft: San Jose Adult Care
Homes Fined for Payment Violations” --- A San Jose adult care home operator
will have to pay $443,460 in back wages, damages and fines after
California's labor commissioner cited the ... --- Silicon Valley Business
Journal --- March 30, 2016 (CALIFORNIA) http://is.gd/cmCTIl

4. “Jail Commission Slams Sheriff,
Calls for New Leadership” --- She has made such moves as quickly arresting
on murder charges the three guards who allegedly beat mentally ill inmate
Michael Tyree to death in ... --- San Jose Mercury News --- March 26, 2016
(CALIFORNIA) https://is.gd/JnYbyb

5. “Deaf Women Recovering After Brutal
Attack” --- Two deaf women are recovering after being brutally attacked near
their home in Desert Hot Springs, CA. --- WDAM-TV --- March 24, 2016
(CALIFORNIA) https://is.gd/KzMQNK

6. “Whittier Police Announce Arrest in
Death of Student with Autism Left on School Bus” --- Whittier Police on
Wednesday announced an arrest in the death of a 19-year-old student with
autism who was left on a ... --- CBS Local --- March 23, 2016 (CALIFORNIA) https://is.gd/eDMhKq

7. “Family of Man Slain by Fresno
Police Release Graphic Video of Shooting” --- The family of a mentally ill
man shot seven times and killed by Fresno police in September filed a
lawsuit against the Fresno Police Department on ... --- Fresno Bee --- March
24, 2016 (CALIFORNIA) https://is.gd/Z3NMdY

9. “Colorado Caregiver for Disabled
Accused of Abuse, Neglect” --- A Colorado woman hired to take care of three
developmentally disabled men in her home is accused of abusing them and ...
---9NEWS.com---
March 21, 2016 (COLORADO) https://is.gd/4Lzwp3

10. “Missing Man with Asperger's Found
Safe After 47 Days” --- A mentally disabled man from Maitland has been found
safe after being missing for 47 days all thanks to his mother who tracked
him down. --- Fox 35 Orlando --- April 1, 2016 (FLORIDA) http://is.gd/MQnhBB

11. “Man Accused of Raping Disabled
Woman in 2014 Arrested in Plantation” --- A man accused of raping a disabled
woman in 2014 was arrested Tuesday by Plantation police. According to an
arrest report, the ... --- Local 10 --- March 31, 2016 (FLORIDA) http://is.gd/G3MT1F

12. “ 'Life Coach' Accused of Having
Sex with Mentally Disabled Woman He Cared for, Police Say” --- The owner of
a company contracted by a state agency to provide services to people with
disabilities is accused of forcing one of his patients to have ... --- Sun
Sentinel --- March 30, 2016 (FLORIDA) http://is.gd/cygZIp

13. “Video: Teacher Knocks Down
Special Needs Student, Resigns” --- The special education teacher,
identified as Amelia Stripling, has since resigned. It happened at the Tift
County Pre-K Center in Tifton on March 17. --- WALB-TV --- March 24, 2016
(GEORGIA) https://is.gd/0idMDG

14. “Mom Says Daughter with Autism
Turned Away from Gymnastics Academy” --- "Our instructors are not trained
for special needs classes. I don't think it would be fair to your little
girl or you know to bring her into one that we don't ... --- KITV Honolulu
--- March 23, 2016 (HAWAII) https://is.gd/Stygno

15. “Unlicensed Therapist Scott C.
Redman Allegedly Continued to Treat Patients After Conviction” --- The man
accused of posing as a psychologist is scheduled to be in court Friday
morning. The I-Team spoke to the patient who says a light punishment ... ---
WLS-TV --- March 31, 2016 (ILLINOIS) http://is.gd/4woAf9

16. “Chicago to Consider Settlement in
Jail Death Suit” --- One fires a stun gun and an officer drags Coleman away.
Officials have said Coleman died later at a hospital after a reaction to an
anti-psychotic drug. --- Albany Times Union --- March 30, 2016 (ILLINOIS) http://is.gd/PFLjaj

17. “Couple Sues South Bend Schools
over Daughter's Sex Abuse on Bus” --- When the abuse occurred, the girl told
her parents, the driver, identified in the lawsuit as Mark Wainscott, was
either reading a book or using his cell ... --- South Bend Tribune --- March
22, 2016 (INDIANA) https://is.gd/kqLO0d

18. “Former Opportunity Village
Employee Pleading Guilty in Theft Case” --- She was to be tried April 5 on
one count of commission of specified unlawful activity, a Class B felony;
and three counts of dependent adult abuse, ... --- Mason City Globe Gazette
--- March 23, 2016 (IOWA) https://is.gd/ZheBK2

19. “Project Lifesaver Helps Sioux
City Police Locate Autistic Boy Who Fled East High School” --- The search
for an autistic boy kept several Sioux City Police units busy Tuesday
afternoon. According to police, the Sioux City East High School ... ---
Siouxland Matters --- March 22, 2016 (IOWA) https://is.gd/q1ZPj0

20. “Hineston Woman Accused of
Hitting, Biting Disabled Person” --- A Hineston woman allegedly hit and bit
a disabled Oak Hill High School student, then created a disturbance with
school staff members, according to a ... --- Alexandria Town Talk --- March
24, 2016 (LOUISIANA) https://is.gd/SbD32j

22. “Mom Says Daughter with Autism
Turned Away from Gymnastics Academy” --- A Kansas City mom says her
3-year-old daughter was turned away from a gymnastics class because she is
diagnosed with autism. --- Tucson News Now --- March 22, 2016 (MISSOURI) https://is.gd/Z0QLBA

23. “Woman Accused of Stealing from
Clients with Developmental Disabilities at YWCA” --- A Billings woman was
accused of bilking more than $1,000 from a client with developmental
disabilities when she appeared in Yellowstone ... --- Billings Gazette ---
March 31, 2016 (MONTANA)http://is.gd/RPrHgD

24. “Ex-teacher Arrested in Student
Sex Case Didn't Have Nevada Teaching License” --- Lafave is accused of
having sex with a special needs student while while she was a teacher with
the Clark County School District. --- Las Vegas Review-Journal --- March 30,
2016 (NEVADA) http://is.gd/MGsZ3B

25. “Task Force Created to Fight
Guardianship Abuse in Clark County” --- Local and state law enforcement
agencies have banded together in hopes of protecting the elderly and infirm
from those who want to exploit them. --- Las Vegas Review-Journal --- March
31, 2016 (NEVADA) http://is.gd/IZEiPW

26. “Criminal Case Against Court
Appointed Guardian Moves Forward” --- Theft and exploitation; those are the
charges one woman must face, charges that were ignored by a court that is
supposed to be guarding our most ... --- KTNV Las Vegas --- March 21, 2016
(NEVADA) https://is.gd/SjMwvJ

27. “Freeville Instructor Accused of
Watching Pornography with Students” --- NYS Justice Center for the
Protection of People with Special Needs Special Prosecutor/Inspector General
Patricia E. Gunning today ... --- The Ithaca Voice --- April 1, 2016 (NEW
YORK) http://is.gd/vdxrSL

28. “Salem Woman Accused of
Endangering Welfare of a Physically Disabled Patient” --- A Washington
County LPN has been accused of endangering the welfare of a disabled patient
and recording it on her cell ... --- NEWS10 ABC --- March 31, 2016 (NEW
YORK) http://is.gd/0V6K1B

29. “FBI's Investigation of NY
Inmate's Death Widens as Second Prison Beating Probed” --- ... at Fishkill
Correctional Facility, which is less than two miles south of the Downstate
prison facility, beat a mentally ill inmate to death last April. --- Albany
Times Union --- March 26, 2016 (NEW YORK) https://is.gd/RHGgfm

30. “Source: Aide Who Allegedly Threw
Autistic Boy to Ground Was Previously Disciplined” --- Sapienza,DNAinfo.comreported,
allegedly threw the autistic boy to the ground during class on March 26,
2015, because he was licking his own hand. ---SILive.com---
March 22, 2016 (NEW YORK) https://is.gd/iRX59Z

31. “Family Seeks $75K from Former TPS
Teacher for Alleged Abuse” --- In just under a dozen pages, attorneys
detailed the instances of alleged abuse of a Webster High School
special-needs student, by his former teacher, ... --- KTUL --- March 23,
2016 (OKLAHOMA) https://is.gd/vxiJCY

33. “Tests Keep Disabled Workers from
Many Jobs, Not Just at Dorney Park” --- Chris Emery, 29, a special needs man
who worked at Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom, in South Whitehall Township
for the last 12 years was not ... --- Allentown Morning Call --- March 26,
2016 (PENNSYLVANIA) https://is.gd/VddahY

36. “Disability Law Center Opens Probe
into Abuse, Neglect of the Disabled” --- ... the Rhode Island Disability Law
Center has opened its own examination of the February death of a
70-year-resident of a state-run group home, ... --- The Providence Journal
--- March 23, 2016 (RHODE ISLAND) https://is.gd/q0FQ5y

37. “Former Greene Valley Employee
Charged with Abuse Free on Bond in Greene County” --- A former Greene Valley
Developmental Center employee returned to Greene County last night and is
now free on ... --- WJHL --- March 31, 2016 (TENNESSEE) http://is.gd/aD2uGA

42. “Caregiver Charged with Killing
Disabled Woman” --- A former caregiver has been charged with killing a
disabled woman in Houston. The victim died in the hospital after suffering
from numerous internal ... ---KHOU.com---
March 24, 2016 (TEXAS) https://is.gd/4GHAyc

46. “61 Yr. Old Disabled Woman Going
10 Months Now Without Water Because of Late Homeowner Association Fees” ---
61 year-old Dianne Billings is disabled and said she has been living without
water for 10 months. She walked us through the house ... ---wtkr.com---
March 31, 2016 (VIRGINIA) http://is.gd/lPxeir

47. “Audit Finds Lapses in Case of
Mentally Ill Inmate Who Died in Jail on a $5 Charge” --- After Jamycheal
Mitchell was arrested for stealing $5 worth of snacks last April, a judge
ordered the mentally ill Portsmouth, Va., man to be restored to ... ---
Washington Post --- March 21, 2016 (VIRGINIA) https://is.gd/EM2ybg

49. “Report: Clerical Missteps
Preceded Portsmouth Inmate's Death” --- Virginia investigators say that a
mentally ill man who was found dead in jail was not on a waiting list for a
bed at a state ... --- Virginian-Pilot --- March 21, 2016 (VIRGINIA) https://is.gd/0sRzTw

51. “Richland Doctor Accused of Affair
with Vulnerable Patient” --- A Richland doctor is being disciplined by the
state for allegedly having an affair with a patient and failing to get her
appropriate psychiatric care. --- Tri-City Herald --- March 26, 2016
(WASHINGTON STATE) https://is.gd/yfJzgj

54. “Seriously Mentally Ill in Arizona
Often Struggle to Find Housing” --- Vansant's son is 39 years old and has
been battling with mental illness since he was diagnosed with schizophrenia
when he was 21. This wasn't the ... --- KJZZ --- March 24, 2016 (ARIZONA) https://is.gd/3Ft6R2

56. “Arkansas Calls for Policy Changes
at Centers for Developmentally Disabled” --- The Arkansas Department of
Human Services is calling for increased training and documentation on the
use of emergency restraint ... --- Arkansas Online --- March 21, 2016
(ARKANSAS) https://is.gd/t4S1E6

57. “Reforms Planned at Booneville
Human Development Center” --- The state-run Booneville Human Development
Center is being targeted for reforms, the state Department of Human Services
said Monday. --- Arkansas News --- March 21, 2016 (ARKANSAS) https://is.gd/LOLdky

58. “Students at East Oakland School
Left Without Special Education for Months” --- More than halfway through the
school year, Oakland Unified School District still has teacher vacancies,
and that's had an impact on special education ... --- KQED --- March 21,
2016 (CALIFORNIA) https://is.gd/FSXKg4

59. “Temple Grandin School Celebrating
Five Years in Boulder” --- Enrollment had declined at Bridge School, with
many of the remaining students diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome — now no
longer an official ... --- Boulder Daily Camera --- March 26, 2016
(COLORADO) https://is.gd/ZRDy78

60. “State to Close Two Centers for
Those with Intellectual Disabilities” --- At the same time, close to 2,000
people have been waiting for DDS-funded residential services, such as
placement in a group home or assistance that ... --- The CT Mirror --- March
24, 2016 (CONNECTICUT) https://is.gd/xO84sZ

61. “Florida Insists Severely Disabled
Teen Take Standardized Test — Despite Pleas from Family” --- Several years
ago, I published several posts about a boy named Michael who was born
without the cognitive part of his brain but was made ... --- Washington Post
--- March 23, 2016 (FLORIDA) https://is.gd/qFVehz

62. “Georgia Parents Debate Medically
Stunting Growth of Disabled Children” --- A therapy that uses estrogen to
medically stunt the growth of children is making a comeback, and it's the
parents of severely disabled children ... --- Atlanta Journal Constitution
--- March 31, 2016 (GEORGIA)http://is.gd/9a3Bx3

63. “Group: State Should be Forced to
Provide Better Care for Disabled” --- An advocacy group for the disabled and
mentally ill said the state of Georgia should be held in contempt for how it
is treating those patients and should ... --- The Augusta Chronicle ---
March 27, 2016 (GEORGIA) https://is.gd/NwzAe6

64. “Boy in Wheelchair Asked to Leave
Mall Play Area, Family Outraged” --- A Georgia family says they felt
“singled out” and embarrassed after a mall security guard asked them to
leave the children's play area ... --- WBAL Radio --- March 21, 2016
(GEORGIA) https://is.gd/vUko2p

65. “Federal Court Orders More
Safeguards for Disabled Idahoans” --- "When it comes to children, the
elderly and the disabled, we just need to do it right," Dellrae Warner,
mother of the main plaintiff in the case, said. ---KTVB.com---
March 31, 2016 (IDAHO) http://is.gd/uxGOA5

66. “Photos: Exploring the History of
Illinois' Abandoned and Disappearing Psychiatric Hospitals” --- Abandoned
psychiatric institutions linger in the bustling landscape of Chicago and its
outskirts, their shells the relics of a past era. Dr. Johnny ... ---
Chicagoist --- April 1, 2016 (ILLINOIS) http://is.gd/GcqEpj

67. “Illinois Budget Battle Hurts
Programs for People with Mental Illness, Developmental Disabilities” ---
The group home where they stay is one of three operated by Transitions of
Western Illinois, housing 24 people with developmental disabilities. ---
Quincy Herald Whig --- March 26, 2016 (ILLINOIS)https://is.gd/CuNYbt

68. “Hundreds Rally at Kansas
Statehouse over Disability Changes” --- Stacy Tucker, center in pink, walked
three days from her home in Lawrence to attend the rally. Her shirt bears
the message: 'I walked for special needs ... --- KCUR --- March 23, 2016
(KANSAS) https://is.gd/9MHotd

69. “Early Discharge of Mental Health
Patient Jeopardizes Emporia Hospital's Medicare Payments” --- “As a result
of a waiting list for inpatient psychiatric beds, which has persisted since
at least June of last year in Kansas, many rural hospitals like ours ... ---
KCUR --- March 22, 2016 (KANSAS)https://is.gd/vqEC8A

73. “Proposed Rate Changes Alarm Maine
Mental Health Care Providers” --- Providers of mental health services are
facing major changes in how much they are paid for services they offer to
thousands of ... ---

74. “Dakota County Scrambles for
Guardians as Firm Quits” --- A major provider of guardianship services to
Dakota County's poor is quitting the business, leaving the courts there and
in other counties scrambling to ... --- Minneapolis Star Tribune --- March
23, 2016 (MINNESOTA) https://is.gd/ykXuaw

75. “Critics Question MDC
Investigator's Motives; Some on Closure Committee Urge Lawmakers to
Reconsider” --- ... of patients at the Montana Developmental Center are
being questioned amid calls for the Legislature to reconsider its ... ---
The Missoulian --- March 22, 2016 (MONTANA) https://is.gd/MkhOKQ

76. “Future Unclear for After-School
Program for Special Needs Kids” --- An after-school program for children
with special needs is being displaced from one of the city's elementary
schools, leaving its future in ... ---NJ.com---
March 24, 2016 (NEW JERSEY) https://is.gd/8CYUUl

77. “What Will Happen to the Broome
Developmental Center?” --- After nearly 40 years of service, the doors to
the Broome Developmental Center's living facilities are now closed. “It's a
sad day ... --- WBNG-TV --- March 31, 2016 (NEW YORK) http://is.gd/PBYglM

78. “Social Workers Urge N.Y. to
Require Licenses for Its Mental Health Providers” --- If you are being
treated for depression or bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, private health
insurance will cover it only if your mental health practitioner ... ---
Albany Times Union --- March 23, 2016 (NEW YORK)https://is.gd/PThCz9

79. “Hana Apologizes for Shunning
Patron with Service Dog” --- ... customers in January 2016 at a Guilderland,
N.Y., restaurant, in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act. ---
Albany Times Union --- March 21, 2016 (NEW YORK) https://is.gd/FoGrsX

80. “Disability Rights Ohio Sues Gov.
John Kasich, State Officials” --- The lawsuit alleges people with
intellectual or developmental disabilities who want to live and work in
their communities can't because of limited state ... ---cleveland.com
--- March 31, 2016 (OHIO) http://is.gd/1BRA73

81. “Department of Human Services
Cutting Back Frequency of Payments to Blind, Elderly, Disabled” --- In order
to save $25 million before the start of Fiscal Year 2017 on July 1, the
Oklahoma Department of Human Services has to make hard choices. --- KGOU ---
March 23, 2016 (OKLAHOMA) https://is.gd/eqg9YX

82. “Portland Districts Told to Stop
Sending Special-needs Students Home” --- The Oregonian reports that
officials sent a strongly worded memo to all school districts this year
telling them they cannot shorten a special education ... ---kgw.com---
March 21, 2016 (OREGON) https://is.gd/YBnYVx

83. “McKeesport Special Ed Assistant
Pleads Guilty to Having Sex with Students” --- A paraprofessional on leave
from McKeesport Area High School pleaded guilty today to having sex with
five students and attempting to have sex with ... --- Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette --- March 21, 2016 (PENNSYLVANIA)https://is.gd/4t2KFb

86. “Mentally Ill Offender to Stay in
Treatment Program Officials Say He Cannot Understand” --- Last fall, Black
ordered Williams, who was being reviewed for transfer to the newly opened
Littlefield unit, to undergo a full psychiatric evaluation to ... ---
Houston Chronicle --- March 23, 2016 (TEXAS) https://is.gd/ZmVmcs

87. “El Paso Man with Disability
Demonstrates Daily Dangers after Pedestrian in Wheelchair Hit” --- Jesus
Hernande Pallares, 79, was using his wheelchair to cross the at the
intersection of Mesa Street and Mills last Wednesday when he was hit by a
... --- KFOX El Paso --- March 22, 2016 (TEXAS)https://is.gd/uFUwRO

88. “Man Accused of Sexually
Assaulting Disabled Woman at Salt Lake Church” --- A man accused of sexually
assaulting a disabled woman near a church restroom was arrested Sunday after
police say he ... ---KSL.com---
March 21, 2016 (UTAH) https://is.gd/xZmsuy

89. “Lynchburg to Become First City to
Train All Law Enforcement on Autism” --- All 173 officers in the Lynchburg
Police Department know what an autistic individual might be going through.
"It's not that they're mad, it's not that their ... --- WSET --- March 31,
216 (VIRGINIA) http://is.gd/63MCgy

90. “Dismantling Sexism, Racism, Bias
Against the Disabled, One Article at a Time. Sandra Kim, Founder of ...” ---
Sandra Kim has felt various “-isms” all her life. As the daughter of Korean
immigrants, she has often been asked what she’s doing … --- Virginian-Pilot
--- March 20, 2016 (VIRGINIA)https://is.gd/HMB8xs

91. “Mental Health Use Appropriate
with Renovation to County's Jail” --- But the ACLU and Disability Rights
Washington take issue with the facility, arguing that it doesn't meet
patient needs and violates a federal ruling. --- Yakima Herald-Republic ---
March 31, 2016 (WASHINGTON) http://is.gd/lJkGOA

92. “CDC Reports No Change in Autism
Prevalence” --- One in 68 children has autism, according to the latest
government report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. --- CNN
International --- April 1, 2016 (U.S. – NATIONAL) http://is.gd/cKQQyh

93. “When an Autism Diagnosis Comes in
Adulthood” --- Earlier this year Weekend Edition profiled three families and
their experiences after a child was diagnosed with autism. At the time, we
also asked ... --- NPR --- March 27, 2016 (U.S. – NATIONAL) https://is.gd/wbTzvH

95. “State Bill Would Allow Gun
Seizure After Hospitalization for Mental Health Issues” --- Hawaii gun
owners are speaking out against a bill they say would allow police to take
their guns without due process. State lawmakers ... --- Maui News --- March
31, 2016 (HAWAII) http://is.gd/2i24r7

96. “New Indiana Law Limiting
Abortions Poses Dilemma for Doctors” --- “Too often, women learn their baby
has Down syndrome and the first thing their physician tells them about is
abortion,” Francis said. “To my patients ... --- The Seattle Times --- March
26, 2016 (INDIANA) https://is.gd/cP2VZk

99. “Schumer Backs Bill to Care for
Disabled at Home” --- U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer is pushing for legislation
to help people who are disabled. The Disability Integration Act would allow
... --- WNYT --- March 21, 2016 (NEW YORK) https://is.gd/t1JXbE

101. “Gov. Inslee Puts a Bill into
Law; Helps People with Disabilities” --- It's a new solution to a help a
financial issue felt by many families with children with disabilities.
Governor Jay Inslee has signed ... --- KEPR 19 --- March 31, 2016
(WASHINGTON STATE) http://is.gd/4Bfw3Q

104. “Alberta Repeals Housing
Regulation for People with Disabilities after Human Rights Complaint” ---
The Alberta government has repealed provincial housing rules for people with
severe disabilities, after it sparked complaints to the Human Rights ... ---CBC.ca---
April 1, 2016 (CANADA) http://is.gd/f2qE57

105. “Protesters Try to Save Care
Facility for People with Severe Mental Disabilities” --- For the second time
this month unionized workers at a private care facility in the Laurentians
are protesting in hopes of keeping the centre open. --- CTV News --- March
23, 2016 (CANADA) https://is.gd/WweKwL

106. “Former Group Home Worker Accused
of Sexually Assaulting Adults Living with Disabilities” --- Police have laid
charges against an Alliston man who was a former group home worker and is
accused of sexually assaulting several adults living with ... --- CTV News
--- March 21, 2016 (CANADA)https://is.gd/i93wle

107. “B.C. Police Widen Search Net
After Woman in Wheelchair Kidnapped from Hospital” --- Police are widening
the search net as they look for a woman they allege has been kidnapped from
a hospital in northern ... --- Winnipeg Free Press --- March 20, 2016
(CANADA)https://is.gd/Q5MhlK

108. “Why Autism Cuts so Many Lives
Short” --- He is also facing the prejudices - unwitting or not - of
prospective employers who cannot see beyond the Asperger's syndrome with
which he was ... ---Stuff.co.nz---
March 23, 2016 (ENGLAND) https://is.gd/A3vC7E

109. “Why Olivia Wilde's Down Syndrome
Video is Splitting Opinion” --- To mark World Down Syndrome Day, Olivia
Wilde stars in a new video created by Saatchi & Saatchi and CoorDown to
raise awareness. In the video ... --- Cosmopolitan UK --- March 21, 2016
(ENGLAND) https://is.gd/atvAoa

110. “It is Simply No Longer Possible
to be Disabled and a Tory, Says Angry Activist” --- Ellis came to the sudden
realisation that it was simply no longer possible to be disabled and a
Conservative supporter when he heard that disability ... --- The Guardian
--- March 21, 2016 (ENGLAND) https://is.gd/JCNE6g

111. “India Shines Light on the Plight
of the Disabled” --- On a recent morning in New Delhi, table tennis player
Suvarna Raj's wheelchair had to be manually lifted by an onlooker because
the pavement tiles ... --- NDTV --- March 21, 2016 (INDIA) https://is.gd/3TvB4u

112. “Thousands of Mentally Ill
Indonesians Are Imprisoned in Shackles, Report Says” --- Nearly 19,000
people in Indonesia diagnosed with mental disabilities are currently living
shackled in chains or otherwise confined to ... --- TIME --- March 21, 2016
(INDONESIA) https://is.gd/PeJ3R1

113. “Autism Affects 1% of Irish
Population, Study Shows” --- The study was based on questionnaires sent to
parents of almost 8,000 primary school children in mainstream and special
education in Cork, ... --- Irish Times --- April 1, 2016 (IRELAND) http://is.gd/zL9FJm

114. “Lissue House: Inquiry to Hear
Allegations of Abuse at Former Psychiatric Hospital” --- Allegations of
abuse of children at a former psychiatric hospital in Co Antrim will be
heard at the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry next week. --- The Irish
News --- March 25, 2016 (IRELAND) https://is.gd/6Egt5s

115. “Prohibited Transfers Highlight
Breaches at Mental Health Facilities” --- The watchdog found psychiatric
patients were being transferred from the Acute Psychiatric Unit (APU) at
University Hospital in Ennis to another facility ... --- March 21, 2016
(IRELAND)https://is.gd/yzbfVe

116. “Alarm as Kenya's Mentally Ill
Are Abandoned and Neglected” --- Only one percent of children with mental
disabilities are able to access care and rehabilitation services in Kenya.
According to the chief executive ... --- K24 TV --- March 26, 2016 (KENYA) https://is.gd/uuxMmo

117. “New Video Shows Intense
Suffering Autism Causes as Survey Highlights Scale of Prejudice Against
Sufferers” ---The video, released by the National Autistic Society,
challenges viewers to try and make it to the end as they are confronted ...
--- Scottish Daily Record --- April 1, 2016 (SCOTLAND) http://is.gd/FD7oUt

118. “ ’Lack of Understanding 'Leaving
Many Autistic People Socially Isolated' ” --- Two-thirds of people with
autism feel socially isolated, according to a report which found poor public
understanding of the condition is making some ... --- The Courier --- April
1, 2016 (SCOTLAND) http://is.gd/Gvcuc2

119. “Attitudes to Disabled People Are
Changing” --- Disabled people have come under attack again in the latest of
George Osborne's Budgets, with unemployed disabled people set to lose a
further £30 ... --- Scotsman --- March 23, 2016 (SCOTLAND) https://is.gd/22evor

120. “Autism in Vietnam Through Eye of
US Photographer” --- On display are portraits of Vietnamese people with
autism, their families and caregivers, which were taken in Hanoi, Ha Long
and Ho Chi Minh City. --- VietNamNet Bridge --- March 27, 2016 (VIETNAM) https://is.gd/dRWRbJ

121. “Duty of Care for Disabled People
in UK Not Being Met, Say Peers” --- Liz Sayce at Disability Rights UK, said:
“20 years ago, after many years of campaigning, the Disability
Discrimination Act was born, giving new rights ... --- The Guardian ---
March 23, 2016 (UNITED KINGDOM) https://is.gd/tBcGGi